Weekend update

I was able to record three separate sessions this past weekend as I visited with relatives out of town. One session was recorded at the nursing home where I spent most of the day, the 2nd was recorded at a grave site visit of an old departed friend and the last session was recorded in the cemetery where a young woman was murdered four and a half years ago. In all three sessions, I was very familiar with each subject. In the last session, I had the opportunity to be with the mother of the woman who was murdered at the location in the cemetery. We have been friends for many many years and I was surprised with her ease in discussing this tragedy.

Ok....as far as the EVP sessions. I had success with one of them this weekend. Much to my disappointment both cemetery visits yielded no unexplained voices or conversations. My three and a half minute session inside the nursing home however gave me one EVP that I could not explain away.

My session in the nursing home was brief. The room (sun porch) was very quiet but could be quite "echoey" if you spoke too loudly since the room was linoleum, brick and windows. The nearest person to me at 7:05 am was a housekeeper two rooms away. Everyone else was either at church service or at breakfast. I was completely alone in this room and there was no heating unit turned on nor were there any electronic devices (tv or radio) on in this room or nearby rooms.

Speaking in hush tones, as to not alarm the housekeeper who could have easily heard me in this room, I requested communication with anyone who wanted to speak to me. In the following .wav file, you will first hear me whispering followed by the noises from the housekeeper tidying up the room two doors down. My DR was set on the highest sensitivity so it would pick up absolutely everything that was happening. The recording is 35 seconds long and the EVP occurs at the 32 second mark. It is best heard with a headset. I will disclose what I heard in a paragraph following the actual wave file so you can come to your own conclusion.

http://www.archive.org/download/CH_EVP_102707/sunporch_102706.wav

I only hear one word on this recording at the 32 mark. I consider it to be a Class A EVP - meaning it doesn't take a whole lot of guessing to understand what is being said. I hear the word "tension". I listened very closely to ensure I wasn't hearing "Attention". Not sure if this means my presence was an irritation to their permanent retirement at this home or what but I do hear a distinct voice.

It looks as though my friends and I will have future opportunities to go back to this location if we decide to pursue in-depth investigation. More opportunities at the nursing home and at the cemetery location are open to us.

Latest ghostly visits

Last weekend, my friends and I walked through one of the larger and older cemeteries on Cincinnati's westside. We walked several acres of the cemetery hoping to pick up an EVP of even maybe a photograph that might indicate someone was with us.

It was an afternoon walk - breezy, bright sunny day. I recorded about an hour's worth of our walk and was disappointed in not picking anything up. I cannot rule out that something was not recorded but because there was the sound of the wind and crunching leaves under my feet as I walked, it was very difficult to pick up anything other than the sounds of us talking to each other. I did stop from time to time and asked if someone was willing to speak to us so I could avoid the other background noise that I knew would be present. Still no luck. It is worth mentioning that I'm using software on my PC to listen to the digital sound files and I have a Pioneer "Can" headset (envelopes the entire ear) so I am really able to hear most sounds if there are any.

We all used digital cameras that day and to this point my images didn't display anything unusual. I did have what some people would refer to as an "orb" appear in one photograph but I have a hard time giving any credence to "orbs" because they look too much like a light reflections from a camera lens. Orbs are circular transparent light images. We have all probably seen these in our photographs from time to time especially when shooting with bright sunlight or with a bright flash.

This weekend I will take a solo journey to a 55 year old nursing home in Western Kentucky. It is a place that I have visited for the last 24 years. (now I am feeling old) I am very familiar with the environment and know all of the "nooks and crannies" of the building. My mother and I will only be down there for one day but I am going to take my digital recorder (DR) with me and perhaps a compass, just to see if I can pick up anything. My hopes are not high on this one because I will not be able to spend the night here. I would prefer to walk the halls during the night while everyone is sleeping and there is far less activity than there would be during the day.

However, I do know areas for which I could go that will be a bit more quiet than the rest of the building. So my plan is to just sit and observe for a few minutes - and keep my questions to a minimum. In the years that I have been going to this nursing home, I have seen many "characters" who have lived there and I think they would be the types of souls that would linger at this home - just because they loved it there. It is an opportunity that I won't pass up.

Til next time...........

Tombstone image

This was kinda fun. Yesterday I went over to the cemetary to visit my grandparents and I thought I would use up the film that was left in my camera.

This might just be the way the granite is carved and shadows on a gloomy day but since I am starving for some kind of ghostly image right now...........I'll take it.

Papal blessing through fire?

Here is an image that was posted today in the Daily Mail. I am very hesitant to believe such photographs as "ghosts or apparitions" because if you stare at a raging fire long enough you will see lots of images. In a time when Pope John Paul II is missed by most Catholics and Theologians, I am not surprised that images such as these are made public.

Interesting video - Wakefield UK

I came across this article in the Wakefield Press recently. Apparently a group of seniors in an amatuer video club were out taking some pictures and came across this ghostly image. Members of their club believe that there was a Roman settlement in that area at some point in history.

The image is stagnant when it appears and does not move when joggers run through it. If you right mouse click on the image you can pull it up full screen to see the image more clearly.

http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/video.aspx?VideoPath=WEEO/ghost.wmv&VideoID=7728&ArticleID=3373004

Welcome!

You are just in time for the grand opening of our newest blog - Paranormal Investigators of Cincinnati. As some of you may know, some friends and I are just beginning our journey into the realms of the paranormal and the unexplained.

What can you expect in this blog? Well....not quite sure yet. I would certainly love to post some pictures, video or audio of our ghostly experiences. We are just getting started and I am hopeful that one of our adventures will be fruitful in its results.

Our first experience was at the home of a co-worker. She and her family had experienced a female ghost in her house for several years. Unfortunately, the night we showed up.......she quickly vanished and we left with nothing - no pics or sound. My co-worker said that she was partial to men so that may have been the problem. All three of us are women.

So stay tuned for more things to come. If you have any ghostly experiences to share, please share them! There is always plenty of room for a good ghost story!

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